Niagara Falls Canada

We didn't do the train run from Rochester to Pittsburgh this week. Instead we decided to go overland, which is the expression used when we don't travel by our train. We actually still travelled mainly by train but with Amtrak not the circus. This was the first train run I have missed and even though I love them it was totally worth it to arrive in Niagara Falls, Canada.

We caught the train to Niagara New York and caught a cab across to the Canadian side. When we first got of the train a cab driver said we had to get in his cab as he was first in line, even though his car wasn't actually big enough to take us all. When we pointed this out to him he said it was OK the little one (Willow) could sit in the middle of the front. When I said err sorry we all need a seat belt especially my child he replied no she doesn't I won't go fast. So we just went and got in the next cab which was bigger he got rude and sarcastic. I wish I had got his number and company so I could have complained about him. Though I think the driver we had probably wished we had gone with the other one as we had quite a wait at customs, though I'm guessing they are use to it a bit. At least it got sorted eventually as it seemed like it was touch and go at one point. Yah for nice helpful custom officers.

We were booked in to the The Sheraton Hotel, one of the three Sheraton's in Niagara, and of course we visited the other two before we got to ours. The best thing about our hotel was the view over the Horse Shoe Falls which was amazing, especially at night. Willow also liked the fact there was an Ihop down stairs.



The reason why everyone comes to Niagara is for the falls and they truly are breath taking and really stir the emotions. It is very hard to put them in to words or pictures





We also went 'below the falls' which was fun wandering around the damp gloomy caves. It was great to see the falls from another angle and see close up just how powerful they really are but I felt it was more 'one of those things you have to do while you are here' things and of course to get to wear one of the fetching yellow rain coats.



Just before we went below the falls we watched a 4D film on how the falls were made. The short cartoon before the 4D part started was good but I didn't like the main part of it. It was colder and wetter watching this than seeing the real thing, which may not be a problem in the warmer months but in November it wasn't that great.

We also watched an Imax movie called 'The Falls Movie – Legends and Daredevils. This was much better than the 4D one. This also included for a couple of dollars extra an exhibit of some of the actual barrels people have gone over the falls in.




Because Niagara is such a tourist area the main street is total designed that way with things like Ripley's Believe it or not, Sky Wheel, Skylon tower and lots of other tourist type attractions. We didn't really spend that much time in this area but it looked liked fun and I'm sure if we had been here longer we would have spent more time exploring this area. We only really wandered through it on the way to a Vegas style magic show staring Greg Frewin, which had some big illusions and a few big cats.




We had the same cab driver take us to Buffalo airport where we picked up a rental car to drive to Pittsburgh but once again we were stopped in customs but this time on the American side. I bet he loved us.

The trip to Niagara was pretty expensive all in all but it was worth it and we had an amazing time with some amazing friends